Madison Du Berlais Profile
Being fettled and primed by trainer D E Pipe with Cheltenham Betting 2010 (and the Gold Cup in particular) very much in his owner and trainer's mind, eight-year old Madison Du Berlais has finally convinced any doubters as to his National Hunt potential by way of two well received recent wins; made all the more impressive given the strength and depth in the fields. In the Hennessy Gold Cup Chase at Newbury in 2009 he stayed the distance and kept his nerve to claim victory, whilst at Kempton he stole Denman's considerable thunder by snatching the Levy Board Chase victory from under the 2008 Gold Cup winner's nose in an assured and convincing manner; putting in a masterclass in jumping and staying power to the credit of everyone concerned. Of course critics would probably point out that at the time of asking Denman was returning from an injury lay-off which would have implicated his showing, yet nevertheless the measure of the victory cant be taken away from Madison Du Berlais.
Madison Du Berlais National Hunt Betting
Looking as to to where it all went so right for Madison Du Berlais, and we have to stretch back to February 2006 - and the Eric & Lucy Papworth Handicap Chase at Market Raisen - to discover Madison Du Berlais's first meaningful victory, which he duly followed up with a further two on the bounce during February and March of that very same year at Exeter and Newbury in the Charles Stanley Handicap Chase and Securon Handicap Chase respectively. January 2007 saw Madison Du Berlais record his next wins at Warwick and Southwell, while a win in the March at Newbury's Grade 3 VC Casino.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase where he edged it by a neck from Nozic marked his continued rise in the novice jump stakes. He posted credible efforts by finishing seventh in the Grade 3 Racing Post Plate at the Cheltenham Festival and coming third the following April in the Grade 2 Silver Trophy Chase. Riddennn by experienced jockeys A P McCoy and latterly Tom Scudamore, Madison Du Berlais last tasted outright win success in the Totesport Bowl Chase at Aintree in April 2009, where he comfortably saw off the challenge of Exotic Dancer.
Madison Du Berlais Online Bookies' Favourite For 2009 King George VI Chase
As of the 2007-2008 Hunt season, Madison Du Berlais took the step up to over three miles very much in his stride, with his performance and fourth place finish - and 20 lengths behind Denham - in the Hennessey Cognac Gold Cup at his favoured Newbury. Ending 2007 by being runner-up to stable-matee Vodka Bleu in the Ascot-hosted BGC Silver Cup Handicap Chase helped establish Madison Du Berlais as a proficient three mile plus chaser, and steadily created something of a buzz in the horse racing world as a direct result.
Sired by French horse Indian River, Madison Du Berlais is priced on average at 5 – 1 across the online Horse Racing Betting markets (Totesport, Betfred, Paddy Power, Stan James and Coral) for outright victory in the 2009 King George VI Chase been staged at Kempton Park on Boxing Day, whilst he remains amongst the ante-post favourites as a 16 - 1 shot (according to William Hill) for the 2010 Cheltenham Gold Cup.